Lawrence ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

Posted July 30th, 2017 by M Christine

Start: 2017-08-14 08:00

End: 2017-08-14 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-6

Haskell Indian Nationsl University.
By Headquarters, Inc. ($200) August 14 & 15. ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop-- ASIST can be learned and used by anyone. ASIST is a resource for the whole community. It helps people apply suicide first-aid in many settings: with family, friends, co-workers, and teammates, as well as a formal caregiving roles. ASIST is an evidence-based program for addressing suicide risk. A 2013 study that monitored over 1,500 suicidal callers to crisis lines found that callers who spoke with ASIST-trained counselors were 74% less likely to be suicidal after the call, compared to callers who spoke with counselors trained in methods other than ASIST. Callers were also less overwhelmed, less depressed, and more hopeful after speaking iwth ASIST-trained counselors.